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Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.
Indiana Medicaid Changes Could Leave Gary Residents Without Coverage
New state legislation in Indiana could significantly change how Medicaid and the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) are managed.
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Whitmer, MDHHS warn of major Medicaid losses under federal proposals
Gov. Whitmer says proposed federal cuts could strip health coverage from 700,000 Michiganders and raise costs for all. MDHHS ...
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Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Threaten Loss of Coverage for Millions
Proposed Medicaid cuts in the Republican budget proposal hold significant implications for health care access and coverage.
State report details steep cost of potential federal Medicaid cuts for Michigan
Michigan officials have calculated the risk of potential federal Medicaid cuts, finding one proposal could nix coverage for ...
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How National Medicaid Work Requirements Would Lead to Large-Scale Job Losses, Harm State Economies, and Strain Budgets
States could see billions of dollars in reduced economic activity, lower state/local tax revenues, and large job losses if ...
Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Force Many Hospitals to ‘Close Their Doors’
Health care providers at the American Hospital Association’s annual meeting warned that cuts to Medicaid could force ...
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More Than 100,000 Michigan Residents Nearly Lost Medicaid Coverage Under Work Requirements
In a sense, that was pretty good. In 2019, a Manatt Health analysis of Michigan data predicted a coverage loss as high as 183 ...
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Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Trump administration has rejected Biden proposal to expand coverage Medicare currently covers Ozempic, Mounjaro solely for diabetes Wegovy, Zepbound not covered for weight loss Trump ...
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Report: Medicaid work requirements could cost Kentucky jobs, tax revenue
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund showed between 8,000 and 12,000 Kentuckians could lose their jobs as a result of the ...
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The Collateral Damage of Medicaid Work Requirements
Congressional Republicans’ proposed Medicaid work reporting requirements could strip coverage from hundreds of thousands of ...
Nursing home and elder-care residents could be hit hard by potential Medicaid cuts
Medicaid funding cuts may impact nursing home residents and elder care services nationwide. MARIETTA, Ga. — Traversing the ...